Junior Physicist, Oncology

About Us

Welcome to Akumin! As a leading provider of radiology and oncology services in the United States, we are dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of patients through the use of advanced technology and expert clinical and operational knowledge. Our network of owned and operated imaging locations offers a range of outpatient diagnostic procedures, including MRI, CT, PET, and more. In addition, we provide a full suite of diagnostic imaging and cancer care services, including radiation therapy, to over 1,000 hospitals and health systems across 48 states. Our goal is to make healthcare more efficient and effective for both patients and providers. Thank you for considering a career with us!

Benefits Offered Depending on Eligibility:
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision
• Savings and Spending Accounts: HSA & FSA
• Company Paid Life Insurance, AD&D and Disability
• Supplemental Life Insurance and AD&D
• Employee Assistant Program
• Retirement Plan and Company Match
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick, & Holiday
• Additional Voluntary Benefits!

Job Responsibilities

Under the supervision of board certified medical physicists, the Junior Oncology Physicist is primarily engaged in ensuring high standards in the planning / optimization, delivery and evaluation of radiation therapy, and in this capacity is responsible for ensuring the accurate and consistent performance of radiological equipment and for verifying the accuracy and adequacy of treatment plans and dose calculations.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Ensures that all radiation oncology treatment and simulation machines, and all sealed brachytherapy sources, are correctly calibrated according to accepted protocols. Assists with the implementation of a comprehensive program for quality control of the radiation-producing equipment to assure their constant acceptable performance, for patient safety and treatment efficacy.
• Assists with the implementation and quality assurance of appropriate procedures for the planning and delivery of radiotherapy, including technical specifications / tolerances as well as the flow of procedures entailed in the process (including supervision and QC review of treatment plans and dose calculations)
• Assists the Chief and Staff Physicists with determining technical specifications for selection of new equipment, supervising the installation of new equipment, performing acceptance testing upon completed installation, and measuring performance parameters to ensure the accurate clinical implementation of new equipment.
• Assists with the management of a comprehensive system for error prevention, including a method to learn from incidents (including "near misses") with a focus on improving the process to minimize the risk of future incidents; ensures that clinical and physics procedures are subjected to a risk-informed assessment designed to minimize risks to patient and staff.

Position Requirements

Required

• Master's Degree or Equivalent Experience (MS, MA, MBA); Certificate from College or Technical School.
• Board eligible.
• Certification in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics.
• ABR.
• ABMP.
• CCPM.

Minimum 1 year full-time experience as a radiation oncology medical physicist, including clinical experience with linac calibrations and QC, treatment planning system QC and routine use, sealed isotope therapy and radiation safety, all aspects of modern radiation treatment planning and delivery including IMRT/VMAT and SRS/SBRT, computer systems quality control, and medical physics program documentation.

Preferred

• CPR Certification preferred.
• Minimum 1 year full-time experience as a radiation oncology medical physicist required, including clinical experience with linac calibrations and QC, treatment planning system QC and routine use, sealed isotope therapy and radiation safety, IMRT planning and delivery, computer systems quality control, and medical physics program documentation.

Physical Requirements:

• The employee may be exposed to radioactive isotopes, ionizing radiation, and a strong magnetic field. May be exposed to radiation, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.
• More than 50% of the time:
• Sit, stand, walk.
• Repetitive movement of hands, arms and legs.
• See, speak and hear to be able to communicate with patients.
• Less than 50% of the time:
• Stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Climb and balance.
• Carry and lift (ability to move non-ambulatory patients from a sitting or lying position for transfer or to exam).

Akumin Operating Corp. and its divisions are an equal opportunity employer and we believe in strength through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, status as a protected veteran, or disability.